Daily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper

2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed…” -

Reverend Ben Cooper

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Welcome to Christmas Week Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper, recorded live here in London, England, where the world gathers for five minutes of faith, hope, and strength. We go straight into prayer. 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed…” Psalm 27:1 — “The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” Across the world today, persecuted believers enter Boxing Day whispering their faith, meeting in secret, and clinging to Jesus under nations of hostility. Global searches for “persecuted Christians” surge as awareness rises this week. Father, in Jesus’ name, we lift the Underground, Whispering, Secret, and Persecuted Church across the world. Strengthen your people in North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, and Eritrea today. Cover hidden gatherings. Protect pastors who lead in silence. Guard families threatened for following Christ. Let hope rise in prison cells, refugee camps, border villages, and safe houses. Give courage where worship is forbidden. Let the light of Christ pierce the fear imposed by governments and extremists. Surround every believer with angelic protection. Let your Word burn brighter than oppression. Uphold your Church with supernatural endurance and unshakeable joy. Today we stand with them — one body, one Spirit, one hope. prayer for persecuted christians, prayer for north korea church, prayer for somalia believers, prayer for hidden church, prayer for endurance, prayer for courage, prayer for protection, prayer for secret worship, prayer for global church Carry these believers in your heart today and pray their strength will not fail. I declare that Christ defends His persecuted Church with power, courage, and unbreakable hope today.

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Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben Cooper, recorded live here in London, England, where the world gathers for five minutes of faith, hope, and strength. Thank you so much to everybody that is following us on dailyprayer.uk. If you need your prayers prayed for, hit us up in the email account, which is info at dailyprayer.uk. The Spirit of the Lord is with you. And uh Sunday nights and from now on, Sunday nights live at 9 p.m. UK time, we will be praying for 45 minutes on X and on RB Christian Radio. So, brother and sister, join us on Sunday nights for live prayer for 45 minutes. Father, in the name of Jesus. Lord, it is still Boxing Day here on earth, Lord. Oh Jesus, we're tired, we're worn. Father, we pray right now for this Friday, the 26th of December. Lord, we bring our sisters and brothers before you at 9 a.m. We pray, dear God, for faith under fire. Lord, as we've been celebrating the birth of Jesus, Lord, it is easy for us to forget our brothers and sisters in the persecuted church. And I'm sorry, Lord, that I've been caught up with all the festive, with all the noise, all the Rasmataz being and living in the West, especially here in London. Father, I'm sorry, dear God, that I haven't really focused on my brothers and sisters in the persecuted church. But right now, Lord, I come to the cross of Calvary and I say, Lord, I pray for a blessing. Lord, I pray for my brothers and sisters, dear God, in the persecuted church, the suffering church, the whispering church, the underground church, Father, the house church. Father, bless those that are on their run. Lord, over 370 million Christians displaced around the world. Father, we lift up that whispering, that secret, that persecuted church. Right now, Lord, here live in London, England, dear God, unboxing day at 9 a.m. Lord, I pray with my brothers and sisters wherever we are, Lord, across the world. We pray for such an outbreak of the Holy Spirit. Lord, we believe in miracles. Lord, wherever we are gathering right now, we pray for breakthrough. We pray for the love of God. We pray for the anointing. We pray for the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And wherever we are gathering under the sound of my voice, Lord, we need the power, the beauty, the love of Jesus Christ. And as we gather from London to Lagos, from Lagos, dear God, all the way to Manila, from Manila to the Philippines, from the Philippines to Dubai, from Dubai, right the way around the world. Spirit of the Living God, bring your love, bring your mercy, bring your power. But Lord, as we pray, dear God, for these nations, we pray right now for North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Eritrea. We're praying for pastors that are in hiding. We're praying for families that are running. We pray, dear God, for the borders of these nations, that the Spirit of the Living God will get in. We ask you, dear God, that the whispering church, the secret church, Father, that the name of Jesus, that you will be exalted high up and lifted up in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. We pray that Bibles will get in for the borders, for the villages, the safe houses. Lord, the whispering church that is gathering right now, the church that is for begin uh forbidden to gather in the name of Jesus. Let their light burn, let their light shine in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. And we pray, we pray right from the depth of our innermost being that the love of God and the fire of God, Lord, will burn. And Lord, we pray for those pastors and those leaders and those Christians that are in prison for their faith, those that are under fire right now. Let your glory, let your mercy, let your saving grace be with the persecuted church wherever they are right now. But Lord, we celebrate the birth of Jesus and Lord, we declare that the persecuted church is with power and courage and unbelievable hope today. Lord, touch lives in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Come down today, Lord, wherever we are, right across this world, let the Spirit of the living God, the whispering church, dear God, the weeping church, the persecuted church in North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, and Eritrea. Please, Lord, let your kingdom come, your will be done. Father, touch their lives. Lord, we believe that 2 Corinthians 4, verse 8 and 9, when hard pressed on every side, but not crushed, bless them from the crown of their head to the sole of their feet. In the beautiful name of Jesus Christ. Come, Lord, refresh us. My name's Reverend Ben Cooper. Until tomorrow, never give up. The Lord God is with you. Thank you for standing. Thank you for praying with us. You can join us and follow us on all the social platforms, dailyprayer.uk. God bless.